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Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, President and CEO of AAMC to Present Coggeshall Lecture
Darrell G. Kirch, MD
Dr. Coggeshall's Vision Updated - The Future of Academic Medicine
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Billings Auditorium (P-117)
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
April 14, 2009—Darrell G. Kirch, MD, President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) will present the 2009 Annual Coggeshall Lecture on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in P-117 in the University of Chicago Medical Center.
The Coggeshall Lecture honors Lowell T. Coggeshall (1901-1987) who served as Dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Medical School of the University of Chicago for 16 years. Dr. Coggeshall's greatest contribution to American medical education was his role in reshaping the AAMC into an effective voice for academic medicine. The AAMC is a not-for-profit organization representing all 130 accredited U.S. and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools, nearly 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems and 125,000 faculty members, 75,000 medical students, and 106,000 resident physicians.
Prior to becoming AAMC president in 2006, Dr. Kirch served for six years as senior vice president for health affairs, dean of the college of medicine, and CEO of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at The Pennsylvania State University. Before joining Penn State, Dr. Kirch served as dean and senior vice president for clinical activities at the Medical College of Georgia from 1994 to 2000. In addition to these leadership roles, he also co-chaired the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the accrediting body for U.S. medical schools, and he now serves as a member-at-large of the National Board of Medical Examiners and on the board of directors of Research!America.
A psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist by training, Dr. Kirch began his career at the National Institute of Mental Health, becoming the acting scientific director of the institute in 1993 and receiving the Outstanding Service Medal of the United States Public Health Service. A native of Denver, he earned his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Colorado, which in 2002 recognized him with its Silver and Gold Alumni Award.
For more information on the AAMC, please visit: http://www.aamc.org
